It's Called Being an Adult

So now I’m really going to bellyache about something that is really pissing me off. Then I’m never going to speak about it in this forum again.

Children are not pawns. They are children and should be treated as such. When one speaks about someone else in a derogatory manner in front of a child, the child will understand this and follow along. If you badmouth the other parent in front of the children, you are essentially badmouthing half of each of those children. This is not right, fair or even close to anything appropriate. Non verbal communication is just as bad if not worse than the words. If you slam the door in someone’s face, expect that someday that same door will be slammed in your face by the child that witnessed that transgression. Would you want your child to learn that if they don’t get their way that it is alright to slam the door in someone’s face? I doubt it.

Don’t play silly games like that. Don’t communicate through the children. Don’t talk shit. Just be quiet and say nothing. If you are unhappy with yourself, fix it. They shouldn’t bear that burden, they are only kids.